by import2 | September 10, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1870 The barge N. MILLS was launched at P. Lester’s yard in Marysville, MI. Her dimensions were 164 feet x 30 feet x 12 feet. 1884 The 137-foot steam barge HENRY HOWARD was sailing upbound with the schooner barge GEORGE WORTHINGTON in tow when she caught fire...
by import2 | September 9, 2024 | Boatnerd News
Touring the SS Meteor with Michael Hull 9/6/2024 [Photo tour in gallery below] The SS Meteor is the last remaining example of the innovative “whaleback” ship design, which was a revolutionary type of cargo vessel created in the late 19th century. Built in 1896 in...
by import2 | September 9, 2024 | Port Report Archive
Port and vessel activity for Sunday, September 8, 2024, compiled by Tom Geiger, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at ...
by import2 | September 9, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1871 Captain Hicks of the schooner A.H. MOSS fired the mate, a popular fellow, in a fit of anger at the same time that a tug arrived to tow the schooner out of Cleveland, OH. The crew was upset to say the least, and when the towline was cast off and Captain Hicks...
by import2 | September 8, 2024 | Boatnerd News
USCGC Sequoia to Port Huron 9/7/2024 USCGC Sequoia (WLB-215) upbound on the St. Clair River at Marine City, MI. Sequoia just completed a two year maintenance period at U.S. Coast Guard Yard Curtis Bay near Baltimore, MD and is now headed for her new home port in Port...
